Truths About Volunteering #19

Don’t make me “ask permission from the mother ship.”

This quip is from an ASAE listserv posted today by a CRP (component relations professional) who’s asking for advice on how to respond. It’s also a quip that I’ve expressed in my volunteer roles and have heard endlessly. How to respond? Another volunteer responded plainly: “Paint a clear picture of what the end game is, then let me figure out the how”.